Deployment Guide

Upgrade ThinOS 8.6 to ThinOS 9.0

ThinOS 9.0 conversion is a two-step process that upgrades your existing ThinOS 8.6 thin client using a ThinOS policy for 8.6,

and after the upgrade is complete, use a ThinOS 9.x policy to manage your ThinOS 9.0-based thin clients.

Prerequisites

● The ThinOS conversion image must be added to the ThinOS firmware repository. For more information, see Add ThinOS

firmware to the repository.

● Create a group in Wyse Management Suite with a group token.

● The thin client must be registered to Wyse Management Suite.

● Ensure that you have not configured any wallpaper settings on the Wyse Management Suite.

Steps

1. Go to the Groups & Configs page, and select a group.

2. From the Edit Policies drop-down menu, click ThinOS.

The Select ThinOS Configuration Mode window is displayed.

3. Select Advanced Configuration Mode.

4. Go to Firmware Upgrade, and click Configure this item.

5. Clear the Disable Live Upgrade and Verify Signature check boxes.

6. From the Platform Type drop-down list, select the platform.

7. From the Firmware to auto-deploy drop-down list, select the firmware added to the repository.

8. Click Save & Publish.

The firmware is deployed to the thin client. The conversion process takes around 10 minutes, and the thin client restarts

automatically.

NOTE:

The download of the ThinOS 9.0 image from Wyse Management Suite (both private and public cloud) to the thin

client takes around nine minutes depending on the network bandwidth or cloud server performance. The device reboots

after the ThinOS image has been downloaded. After the upgrade is complete, the device is automatically registered to

Wyse Management Suite.

Upgrade ThinOS 9.x to later versions

Prerequisites

● The thin client must be registered to Wyse Management Suite 2.1 or later.

● Create a group in Wyse Management Suite with a group token.

● Ensure that the thin client is upgraded to ThinOS 9.0 and you have downloaded the latest version of the ThinOS 9.0 image

from www.dell.com/support.

● Ensure that you have not configured any wallpaper settings on the Wyse Management Suite if you are upgrading to ThinOS

9.0.4024 from ThinOS 9.0.1136.

Steps

1. Go to the Groups & Configs page, and select a group.

2. From the Edit Policies drop-down menu, click ThinOS 9.x.

The Configuration Control | ThinOS window is displayed.

3. In the left pane, click Standard.

4. From the Standard menu, expand Firmware, and click OS Firmware Updates.

NOTE: If you cannot locate the OS firmware option under the Standard tab, use the Advanced tab.

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